OVER THE EDGE OF THE WORLD: MAGELLAN’S CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE GLOBE
by Laurence Bergreen
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0066211735
- ISBN 13
- 9780066211732
- Seller
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West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Ferdinand Magellan's daring 60,000-mile circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and adventure. Biographer and journalist Laurence Bergreen entwines a variety of candid, firsthand accounts, bringing to life this ground-breaking and majestic tale of discovery that changed both the way explorers would navigate the oceans, and world history. "Prodigious research, sure-footed prose and vivid descriptions make for a thoroughly satisfying account... it is all here in the wondrous detail, a first-rate historical page turner."— New York Times Book Review
This is a stated first edition, published in 2003.
458 pages, including maps and photos.
Unclipped dust jacket, with just a tiny amount of shelfwear to the spine of the jacket, at the top.
The book is in pristine condition.
Synopsis
Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World, prize-winning biographer and journalist Laurence Bergreen entwines a variety of candid, firsthand accounts, bringing to life this groundbreaking and majestic tale of discovery that changed both the way explorers would henceforth navigate the oceans and history itself.
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- Bookseller
- Louise Aird (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 938
- Title
- OVER THE EDGE OF THE WORLD: MAGELLAN’S CIRCUMNAVIGATION OF THE GLOBE
- Author
- Laurence Bergreen
- Format/Binding
- Perfect
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0066211735
- ISBN 13
- 9780066211732
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- United States
- Date Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 458
- Keywords
- Explorers, Exploration
- Bookseller catalogs
- World History; Maritime, Ships, Boats; Biography, Autobiography, True Stories; Adventure, Travel & Exploration;
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